On August 10, Dr. Bloebaum became the chief academic officer at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. She had been serving as dean of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University in Ohio for the past eight years.
Beth G. Adelman of the University at Buffalo and Jessica de Perio Wittman of the University of Connecticut were honored for their co-edited volume on academic law libraries. Roger Williams University's Nicole Paccione Dyszlewski, Diana J. Hassel, and Monica Teixeira de Sousa were awarded for their co-authored book on how systemic racism has shaped American law.
Four women faculty members at the University at Buffalo have been named SUNY Distinguished Professors — the highest rank in the State University of New York System. They are Suzanne S. Dickerson in nursing, Melanie Green in communication, Maria Kraimer in organizational behavior, and Pauline Mendola in epidemiology and environmental health.
Dr. Soufleris, a three-time alumna of the State University of New York System, has more than 35 years of higher education experience spanning student affairs, enrollment management, retention, and student success initiatives.
Dr. Geneco comes to her new role from Tufts University in Massachusetts, where she has served as provost for the past four years. She is slated become the University at Buffalo's first woman president on August 10.
The women appointed to endowed positions in academia are Karen Frank at the University at Buffalo, George Washington University's Leandra Godoy at Children's National Hospital, and Beth Johnson at Pennsylvania State University.
Avivia Abramovsky has been serving as a professor and dean of the University of Idaho College of Law. Before joining the University of Idaho faculty, she was dean of the University at Buffalo School of Law in New York.
When public accounting firms have higher proportions of women auditors, they deliver fewer financial misstatements and charge lower audit fees, according to a new study from scholars at the University at Buffalo and Ohio State University.
A faculty member in the School of Business and Justice Studies for over a decade, Dr. Nesbitt currently serves as Utica's provost and senior vice president for academic affairs. She is slated to become the university's next president on January 1.
Although the number of sexual assault incidents declined in 2020 and 2021, there was an increase in assaults from current and former romantic partners, according to a study led by scholars at the University at Buffalo.
The National Endowment for the Humanities has recently awarded nearly $35 million in grants to 97 humanities projects across the country. Five of these grants were awarded to higher education institutions leading projects related to prominent American women writers, poets, and activists.
